Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been named the architecture laureate for this year's Praemium Imperiale awards by the Japan Art Association.
The Praemium Imperiale is an annual global arts prize that celebrates creatives in the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, music, theatre and film.
Shigeru Ban has won the 2024 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
Ban, who leads architecture studio Shigeru Ban Architects, was selected for the 2024 Praemium Imperial award for his contributions to the field of architecture and wins the 15-million-yen prize.
The architect, who is known for his work in disaster relief, was described by the Japan Art Association as having "fulfilled his mission as an architect in times of peace as well as in times of emergency". The Centre Pompidou-Metz in France is among his most famous buildings
Born in Tokyo in 1957, Ban studied at the Southern California Institute of Architecture and the Cooper Union School of Architecture before opening his own practice in Japan in 1985.
Shigeru Ban Architects has since designed a number of notable buildings around the world, including the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France, the Tamedia Office Building in Switzerland and the Cardboard Cathedral in New Zealand.

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Alongside his cultural buildings, the Japan Art Association praised Ban for his contribution to disaster relief programmes...